1944 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1944 throughout the world.

Contents

Champions

Major League Baseball

Other champions

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

American League National League Negro American League Negro National League
StatPlayerTotalPlayerTotalPlayerTotalPlayerTotal
AVG Lou Boudreau (CLE).327 Dixie Walker (BKN).357 Jesse Douglas (CAG).327 Roy Campanella (BAL/ PHS ).388
HR Nick Etten (NYY)22 Bill Nicholson (CHC)33 Bonnie Serrell (KC)4 Josh Gibson (HOM)9
RBI Vern Stephens (SLB)109 Bill Nicholson (CHC)122 Lee Moody (KC)26 Marvin Williams (PHS)50
W Hal Newhouser (DET)29 Bucky Walters (CIN)23 Verdell Mathis (MEM)7 Bill Ricks (PHS)11
ERA Dizzy Trout (DET)2.12 Ed Heusser (CIN)2.38 Robert Keyes 1 (MEM)0.64 Donald Troy (BAL)1.63
K Hal Newhouser (DET)187 Bill Voiselle (NYG)161 Satchel Paige (KC)105 Bill Ricks (PHS)103

1 All-time single-season earned run average record

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

National League final standings

Negro league baseball final standings

All Negro leagues standings below are per Seamheads. [1]

Negro American League final standings

Negro National League final standings

Negro World Series

Independent teams final standings

The Atlanta Black Crackers and Jacksonville Red Caps played against the two leagues.

vs. All Teams
Independent Clubs W L T Pct. GB
Atlanta Black Crackers 592.375
Jacksonville Red Caps 040.000

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League final standings

First half

RankTeam W L Pct. GB
1 Kenosha Comets 3623.610
2 South Bend Blue Sox 3325.569
3 Milwaukee Chicks 3026.536
4 Racine Belles 2832.467
5 Rockford Peaches 2432.42910½
6 Minneapolis Millerettes 2336.39013

Second half

RankTeam W L Pct. GB
1 Milwaukee Chicks 4019.678
2 South Bend Blue Sox 3127.534
3 Rockford Peaches 2928.50910
4 Kenosha Comets 2631.45613
5 Racine Belles 2532.43914
6 Minneapolis Millerettes 2236.37917½

Composite records

RankTeam W L Pct. GB
1 Milwaukee Chicks 7045.609
2 South Bend Blue Sox 6452.552
3 Kenosha Comets 6254.469
4 Rockford Peaches 5360.45616
5 Racine Belles 5364.45318
6 Minneapolis Millerettes 4572.38526½

Events

January

February

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Frankie Hayes
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Ray Mueller

March

April

May

June

Scorecard for June 26's "Tri-Cornered Baseball Game." (Cartoon by Willard Mullen) Tri-Cornered Baseball Game program cover, edited.jpg
Scorecard for June 26's "Tri-Cornered Baseball Game." (Cartoon by Willard Mullen)

July

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Nels Potter

August

September

October

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Chet Laabs

November

December

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Marty Marion

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

References

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  2. Harridge, William (January 4, 1944). "Harridge Hopeful on 1944 Baseball" (PDF). The Associated Press . Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  3. Bedingfield, Gary. "Russ Meyer". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  4. The Associated Press (January 22, 1944). "Majority Stock Interest in Braves is Purchased by Three Boston Contractors". timesmachine.nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  5. The Associated Press (January 28, 1944). "Stengel Resigns as Braves' Pilot" (PDF). timesmachine.nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
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  7. Drebinger, John (February 3, 1944). "Big Leagues Resolve to Carry On Unshaken by Bradley's Fears for Baseball". timesmachine.nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
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  13. "New York Giants 26, Brooklyn Dodgers 8." Retrosheet box score (April 30, 1944).
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Top Individual Performances of 1944." Retrosheet.
  15. 1 2 Meyer, Bob (May 7, 1944). "Grimm Back as Cubs' Manager; Jubilant Fans Hail His Return". cndc.ucr.edu. California Digital Newspaper Collection: Imperial Valley Press. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
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  17. "Chicago White Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2 (16 innings)." Retrosheet box score (May 11, 1944).
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  19. "St. Louis Cardinals 18, Cincinnati Reds 0." Retrosheet box score (June 10, 1944).
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  25. "St. Louis Browns 7, New York Yankees 3." Retrosheet box score (July 20, 1944).
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  30. "Boston Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 0." Retrosheet box score (August 10, 1944).
  31. "Washington Senators 3, St. Louis Browns 0." Retrosheet box score (August 22, 1944).
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  33. Huber, Mike. "September 2, 1944: Dixie Walker Hits for the Cycle as Dodgers Climb Out of Last Place". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research . Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  34. Hofmann, Paul. "September 24, 1944: Cooper and Raffensberger Duel for 16 Innings". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research . Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  35. "St. Louis Browns 5, New York Yankees 2." Retrosheet box score (October 1, 1944).
  36. "Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 1." Retrosheet box score (October 1, 1944).
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  39. "Kenesaw Mountain Landis: First Commissioner of Baseball". mlb.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
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